Guidance Search
The Department of Labor provides this guidance search tool as a single, searchable location where users may search for guidance issued by any of the Department’s agencies, including significant guidance documents under Executive Order 12866. Individual guidance documents are maintained on the various agency websites, and if you know what agency you are looking for, you may also find guidance by navigating directly to that agency’s website. The Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register, which are not maintained by the Department, also include some of the Department’s interpretations of law and similar material.
OMB’s Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices establishes policies and procedures for the development, issuance, and use of significant guidance documents by Executive Branch departments, including requiring that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor. Petitions should identify the specific guidance document by name and include your reason(s) for the request.
On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued the “Executive Order on Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Federal Regulation.” In response, the Department issued a final rule January 27, 2021 to rescind its August 28, 2020 rule on guidance documents.
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Application of the Health Coverage Market Reforms and other Provisions of the Affordable Care Act to Student Health Coverage.
Based on a fatality in 2011, provides technical information about working safely with hydrogen gas-cooled electric generators used in power plants. Includes references to 29 CFR 1910.103, 146, 147, 269, 303, 307, and 1200.
This memorandum revises the procedures for handling significant whistleblower cases.
Explains the historical significance of issuing the Final Rule to lower coal dust exposure for miners in the effort to end black lung disease, a debilitating illness that continues to devastate coal miners, their families and communities.
Addresses frequently asked questions received from stakeholder meetings and email regarding ending black lung and the final rule to lower miners' exposure to respirable coal mine dust.
Technical information about four different hazards and controls to consider when using scissor lifts. Based on fatality trends.
designed to help manufacturers and importers of chemicals identify chemical hazards and classify these hazards according to OSHA's Haz Comm Standardinformed about and better understand these hazards as required by OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard.
identifies health and safety risks to workers who manually gauge or sample fluids on production and flowback tanks
update to preexisting document
September 1, 2015 Collapse of a Steel Building during Erection at Bryant University, Smithfield, RI
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